{"id":10269,"date":"2015-10-19T21:20:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T19:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2015-10-22T20:43:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T18:43:11","slug":"italian-quiz-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-quiz-october-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Quiz \u2013 October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month\u2019s quiz is based on material from our recent posts. The focus is on vocabulary and dialogue. Part 1 is fairly easy and part 2 is quite advanced, but if you follow our blog closely you should find all the answers you\u2019ll need. Have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part 1: Vocabulary revision (easy, you\u2019ll find all the answers in our last few articles)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

a. In the 70\u2019s pop singer Elton John was famous for wearing which type of footwear? (Italian name required)<\/em><\/p>\n

b. In which Italian city were the above type of footwear popular between around 1400 and 1700, and what were they called?<\/p>\n

c. In Italian, end of season sales are called _______<\/p>\n

d. and a bargain is called _______<\/p>\n

e. in a shoe shop, how would you say: \u201cI take a size 38\u201d?<\/p>\n

f. how would you say: \u201cI like the grey ones better\u201d?<\/p>\n

g. how would you ask: \u201ccould you give me a bit of a discount?<\/p>\n

h. you can wear them, eat them, and plug electrical appliances into them \u2026 what are they?<\/p>\n

i. when you want to buy some shoes you go to a _______ and when you want to get your shoes fixed you go to a _______<\/p>\n

j. what expression do we use in Italian for mopping our plates with a piece of bread to finish off the sauce?<\/p>\n

k. when you want to buy a book you go to the _______ and when you want to borrow a book you go to the _______<\/p>\n

l. if a shop assistant tells you: \u201cl\u2019abbiamo terminato\u201d<\/strong> what do they mean?<\/p>\n

m. how would you ask the shop assistant to gift wrap your acquisition?<\/p>\n

m. how would you ask: \u201chow much do I owe you\u201d?<\/p>\n

\"Sarzana\"<\/a>

Sarzana<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Part 2: Replace the<\/span> English words and phrases <\/span>in the following dialogue with their Italian equivalents (challenging!)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201cCosa fai domani?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201c Vado gi\u00f9 a Sarzana to do a bit of shopping<\/u><\/span>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201cCosa do you want<\/u> <\/span>comprare\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cI wanted<\/u><\/span>\u00a0 trovarmi un paio di lightweight walking boots<\/u><\/span> per l\u2019estate\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201cE basta?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cNo, mia mamma asked me to<\/u><\/span> trovarle delle cotton sheets<\/u><\/span>, hai qualche idea dove I can find some<\/u><\/span>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201cHmmmm s\u00ec, I recommend<\/u><\/span> di andare a \u2018Tutto Letto\u2019, \u00e8 a big new store<\/u><\/span> che vende di tutto per the bedroom<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cOkay, dove resta?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201c<\/strong>Allora, exit the motorway\/freeway<\/u><\/span> e vai verso il centro, you know<\/span> that<\/span><\/span> c\u2019\u00e8 quella grande roundabout<\/span><\/u>?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cS\u00ec\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201c<\/strong>Allora, go to the right<\/u><\/span>, verso Massa, ed \u00e8 l\u00ec a two hundred metres on the left<\/u><\/span>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cHo capito, grazie\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luisa: \u201cFigurati, good shopping<\/span><\/span>!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serena: \u201cGrazie, until later<\/u><\/span>, ciao.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

How did you get on? Please post your answers in the comments section, it really helps us to focus our future blogs on your specific needs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

This month\u2019s quiz is based on material from our recent posts. The focus is on vocabulary and dialogue. Part 1 is fairly easy and part 2 is quite advanced, but if you follow our blog closely you should find all the answers you\u2019ll need. Have fun! Part 1: Vocabulary revision (easy, you\u2019ll find all the…<\/p>\n

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